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Regular Session, 2014
SENATE BILL NO. 614
BY SENATOR LAFLEUR
PUBLIC PROPERTY. Provides for the transfer of electronic devices to certain nonprofit
entities. (8/1/14)
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 49:125.1, relative to the sale of surplus property; to allow for the transfer of2
surplus electronic devices to certain nonprofit entities; to require the nonprofit3
entities to perform certain services; to provide definitions, terms, conditions, and4
requirements; and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 49:125.1 is hereby enacted to read as follows:7
125.1. Electronic device; transfer8
A. Prior to the sale of surplus electronic devices, the state or any board,9
commission, department or agency of the state or any political subdivision of10
the state is hereby authorized to transfer surplus electronic devices to a11
nonprofit entity that is certified by R-2 Solutions or the e-Stewards Initiative.12
In exchange for the electronic device, the nonprofit entity shall perform services13
that are proportionate to at least the value of the electronic device. These14
services shall, at a minimum, include the pick-up and erasure of the hard drives15
or memory of the electronic device to certified standards in order to ensure16
personal privacy protection. The nonprofit shall also ensure environmental17 SB NO. 614
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protection of the electronic device by a responsible recycling process that1
guarantees the electronic device shall not be disposed of in a sanitary landfill or2
solid waste disposal facility, as defined in R.S. 30:2153.3
B. When used in this Section, "electronic device" shall mean a device or4
a component thereof that contains one or more circuit boards and is used5
primarily for data transfer or storage, communication, or entertainment6
purposes, including but not limited to desktop and laptop computers, computer7
peripherals, monitors, copying machines, scanners, printers, radios, televisions,8
camcorders, video cassette recorders, compact disc players, digital video disc9
players, MP3 players, telephones, including cellular and portable telephones,10
and stereos.11
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by J. W. Wiley.
DIGEST
LaFleur (SB 614)
Proposed law allows, prior to the sale of surplus electronic devices, the state or any board,
commission, department or agency of the state or any political subdivision of the state may
transfer surplus electronic devices to a nonprofit entity that is certified by R-2 Solutions or
the e-Stewards Initiative.
Proposed law requires the nonprofit entity to pick-up and erase the hard drives or memory
of the electronic device to certified standards. Further requires the nonprofit entity to ensure
environmental protection of the electronic device by a responsible recycling process that
guarantees the electronic device will not be disposed of in a sanitary landfill or solid waste
disposal facility.
Present law provides for the definition of a "sanitary landfill" and "solid waste disposal
facility".
Proposed law provides for the definition of an "electronic device".
Effective August 1, 2014.
(Adds R.S. 49:125.1)